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//Learning Motivation and Fun//
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5 Generalizations
== **1) Students mostly reported that teachers used "none" or "a little" humor during their "fun learning experiences" as young children ages 2-9 years old.** This may be counterintuitive, but the data revealed a surprising 8 of 11 participants (73%) claimed that teachers used "none" or "a little" humor. However, some of these were self-taught moments, meaning there was no teacher involved. Teri, for example, described how watching exciting historical movies inspired her to read about history on her own. Grace taught herself how to type using a computer game. Self-directed learning may account for data pointing to low-humor learning experiences. ==

== **2) Male students, more often than female students, reported that career-oriented "fun learning experiences" gave them high social recognition.** Chris, for example, described his progression in photographing rock climbers. During ascending and descending large walls, a mistake would have been fatal for Chris. Thus, in his field, it is a very difficult to find success. All together there were 23 experiences that were career-oriented, and 33.3% of males and only 12.5% of females reported receiving high social recognition. 10 of the 15 males reported medium to high competition during their experience. ==


 * 3) During fun learning experiences without the presence of other students, most students reported developing skills in their hobbies.** For example, Nate described how, on his own, he first started cooking for his girlfriend as a Valentine's gift using recipes. That one experience led to him trying more and more recipes as his culinary interest grew. He no longer relies on mac n' cheese as a meal staple. Natalie discussed her one-on-one snowboarding lesson. Other activities including learning how to drive a manual car and scrapbooking for personal satisfaction. 12 of 19 (63%) self-directed and one-on-one lessons were hobby-based.


 * 4) Overall, most students reported teachers having high enthusiasm for the subject during experiences they described as fun.** Casey, for example, described her experience learning to wake surf with an enthusiastic expert. She said the instructor would "give you a few extra tips and give you motivation to get you going right away again." Denise described how during high school, an English teacher would hold multiple "Vocabulary Bees" each week in preparation for the SATs. The teacher had a "good attitude." 105 of 165 participants reported highly enthusiastic teachers.


 * 5) Overall, most students described teachers as "low intimidation"during experiences they described as fun.** For example, Fernando took an acting class at SDSU in which the teacher made students "feel at ease." He believes a teacher's positive attitude is important for students' learning. Lana described her hip-hop instructor as patient and supportive. 115 of 165 participants reported low intimidation amongst teachers.